budget
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Navy/USMC
CVN-79 To Be Delivered One Year Later Than Planned
Navy FY 2024 budget request documents revealed the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now expected to be delivered 13 months later than previously […]
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Budget
Navy Seeks $3.6 Billion For 64 Hypersonic Weapons In Next Five Years
The Navy’s FY ‘24 budget request revealed the service’s plans to procure 64 hypersonic weapon rounds for $3.6 billion over the next five years. The Navy is starting with seeking […]
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Navy/USMC
Marine Corps Seeks LPD-33 In Unfunded Priorities List
The Marine Corps is asking Congress to fund the next amphibious ship early, in opposition to Navy plans, according to the service’s latest wish list to lawmakers. According to a […]
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Army
Army Gets $360 Million IVAS Procurement Cut, $300 Million ENVG-B Increase In Final FY ‘23 Budget
The final fiscal year 2023 defense spending bill includes a $360 million cut to the Army’s planned buy of its new Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headsets, while restoring $300 […]
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Missile Defense
Biden Administration Opposes Missile Defense Systems Provisions In Senate Defense Bill
The White House recently announced it “strongly opposes” several provisions related to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and hypersonic missile defense in the Senate’s fiscal year 2023 defense authorization […]
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White House ‘Strongly Opposes’ Navy Provisions In Senate Defense Authorization Bill
The White House recently announced it “strongly opposes” several provisions related to Navy shipbuilding and retention in the Senate’s fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill. The Office of Management and […]
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Navy/USMC
Luria Says DoD Topline Process Blocking Bigger Navy
A top House Armed Services Committee member this week argued the Defense Department’s top line budget process that divides funding among the services constrains the ability of the Navy to […]
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Budget
Senate Defense Appropriations Bill Adds $4 Billion To Navy Shipbuilding
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2023 defense appropriations bill, released July 28, adds $4 billion over the Navy’s request in shipbuilding. The Navy requested about $17.9 billion in shipbuilding […]
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Navy/USMC
Defense Bills Would Require Navy To Keep EA-18G Growlers
Both House and Senate versions of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 defense authorization bill would require the Navy to maintain a certain number of EA-18G Growler aircraft after the service […]
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House Appropriations Bill Would Block Retiring Five LCSs
The House Appropriations Defense subcommittee’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2023 defense spending bill would prevent the Navy from retiring five Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) as the service plans requested. The […]